Georgia grandma, Elizabeth “Betsy” Wall, 64, sentenced to life in prison – ‘I’m crazy’ she said, but admitted to murdering son’s estranged wife in her parent’s home

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‘Betsy Wall certainly was as crazy as a fox, but she was fully conscious of what she was doing when she killed her daughter-in-law’

Deranged granny researched shootings and purchased a firearm more than two months before the murdering daughter-in-law

Elizabeth “Betsy” Wall, was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole after she admitted to the shooting death of Jenna Wall, her son’s estranged wife

Wall, 64, pled guilty but ‘mentally ill,’ to murder charges on Friday

Elizabeth Wall spent time researching the murder, but through her lawyer said she was “ very remorseful about what happened,” that “what caused the shooting, [is] the voices she heard, believing that was the best thing to do”

Jenna Wall was inside her parents’ home in Powder Springs, Georgia, in June 2016 when Elizabeth, shot her four times and left her to die

The shooter claimed she was hearing voices at the time

35-year-old Jenna, 35, a Georgia kindergarten teacher , was in the midst of scandalous divorce and child custody battle with killer’s son

Jerrod Wall, an investigator with the county prosecutor’s office, had accused his estranged wife of having affair – alleging shee had cheated with her high school sweetheart

Elizabeth Wall was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony and cruelty to children in the third degree

Elizabeth “Betsy” Wall spent time researching the murder, but her lawyer said his client was “ very remorseful about what happened,” who said “ what caused the shooting, [is] the voices she heard, believing that was the best thing to do”

Jenna Wall and the her sons who are at the center of the custody battle

Betsy’s son Jerrod and Jenna were involved in a messy divorce and child custody battle, before she murdered her daughter-in-law

Jenna’s two sons, both under the age of 10, were with her but were taken outside by Elizabeth prior to the shooting and told to wait in a pickup truck.
The deranged granny researched shootings and purchased a firearm more than two months before the murder, police said.
Jenna, who worked as a kindergarten teacher in Cobb County, filed from divorce from Elizabeth’s son Jerrod in October 2015, saying that their 11-year marriage was “irretrievably broken.”
Jerrod had claimed his wife had an affair and fought for custody of the boys, and he claimed he was denied visitation rights.
Elizabeth had spent time in a mental facility following her arrest, according to Jimmy Berry, her defense attorney, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
“Certainly she was very remorseful about what happened. She’s been very open with me about it,” Berry said.
“I think that’s what caused the shooting, the voices she heard, believing that was the best thing to do. She anticipated she would shoot herself, but ultimately she didn’t.”